Baluster connector

- Fiber Composites, LLC
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the baluster connector;

FIG. 2 is top view of the baluster connector;

FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the baluster connector;

FIG. 4 is a left side view of the baluster connector;

FIG. 5 is a right side view of the baluster connector;

FIG. 6 is a front view of the baluster connector; and,

FIG. 7 is a rear view of the baluster connector.

Certain features of the baluster connector are shown in uneven broken lines for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a baluster connector, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D629284
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 25, 2009
Date of Patent: Dec 21, 2010
Assignee: Fiber Composites, LLC (New London, NC)
Inventor: Fran Loftus (Richboro, PA)
Primary Examiner: Melody N Brown
Attorney: Goodwin Procter LLP
Application Number: 29/344,216
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D8/354; Connector, Conductor Or Housing Therefor (10) (D13/133)